Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-02-04

tn" church people he represents re-
c"gnlze the claim OF the Sisters fol
aid, and will do all they can TO ad
vance the object. This is a maniies
tati"n OF the proper spirit and will &C
very far towards promoting a truly
! Christian spirit i'll the community.
! The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
ncy, OF TIL Carlton House. have mad,
arrangements whereby they are to b,
the rec 'pients Thursday evening, of i
com lln "ntlry reception, toy theil
4 patrons, rendered them as Il recognition
OF their indtiatigihlc cXcrtiuns in main
/ tanning a mo,i,l hotel, which have
been crowned with such universally
recognized success. The Carlton. un
der their management, tXccl> all Port
/ land hotels, and Is only equaled IN
| that respect by the famous Tacoma
which, II is reported, costs its owners
each month, several thousand dollar.
more than Its income. The proposed
testimonial OF appreciation is the more
to be commended from the rarene>.
OF popular manifestations Of approval
OF merit AT all times, and especially
when the impression that anyhodS
can keep hotel has gained such ac
ceptancc as to have passed into pro
verb.
If You want anything in the line OF
! hardware, notions or tlnware. ust stel
III at Van Epl,s' and get it tor one half the
price You have been used TO paying.
| The " Boston" company, who man
age and own the steamer Emh,d Hay
ward, have determined to run off her
fast and favoritc Ettle rival, the Fleet
mood. 1t is now announced that pas
scngcrs will he carried 10y the Emma
at half rates, but in order to obtain
this concession, the frugal wavfarer
must travel on the lower deck, the
place reserved for Indians, Cinnamon,
horses, sheep and dogs No abatement
Is made in the rates of high-toncd pas
sage, nor Is any necessary; for those
who do not wear" chalkcd hats" gen
orally belong to Il class who care but
little what thing costs, if there is a
dividing line put up between them
selves and st me other folks. 1t is ul,-
fortunate that the company, in its
spite-policv, could not have devised
some plan whereby what temporary
benefit may be derived from low rates
could have been received without a
sacrifice of individual pride OF the per-
son accepting it.
YoU can get 5-pound flat iron at Van
Epps for 30 cts and larger ones in pro-
portion.
The reporter OF this paper thinks he
has just cause for feeling aggrcved.
He received an invitation to the Carl
ton House benefit and thinks it was
an intentional slight that the envelope
did not bear handle To- his name. In
reading the lists OF committees he
counts up sixteen Governors, Honor
ahles, Generals and Majors. If those
who have the arrangement of such af-
fairs would reflect Il moment they
would surely refrain from such shod-
dy, two-for-a-cent attempt at display.
PretiXcs that are merely conn linen
tary detract from true greatness.
Take great names and fit them I'D
with these modern nickcl-plate han
dies, and see how they would look.
Try Hon. George Washington, Benz.
Franklin, Esq, or Major Louis Napo-
leon. Does it not reduce them at
once to the ranks Of cOmmonality? A
truce to such nonsense. None of the
gentlemen whose names appear in the
list oi Reception and Arrangement
Committees, in this instance, need
such props To gentility.
Those new style Valentines at Van
Eprs' store are just too lovely for any
thing"
WEATHER RE?oRT.-Thc T.. :. Sig
nal Office furnishes the STANDARD
with the following wealth r report for
the week ending February 9th:
Baromctcr-Avcrage height, 1886
inches; highest, 30OG; lowest, 29.5I !;
range, 80.
Tcmperaturc-Avcrage, 80 degrees !;
highest, % on Saturday; lowest II
on Thursday; range, So.
Rainfall and Melted Snow-T1tal
amount rainfall, LAG inches; greatest
for one day, A ON Saturday. Mean
relative humidity, IS per cent
withdrawing direction, south :;
highest hourly velocity, % miles on
Sunday; total miles Travelled, 1889.
Weather-Light rain on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Light snow
on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wcdnes-
day and Thursday. Six inches OF I'M
melted snow on ground on Thursday.
Severe cold snap began on Monday,
with thermometer ranging between 26
and IA degrees during Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. The low
est reading is IL degrees, reached on
Friday morning, February 4tl.